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DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has approved the Dubai Metro Blue Line project, a new 30 km metro route that will strategically link key areas in the emirate through 14 stations, in line with the anticipated growth of around one million residents outlined in the Dubai 2040 Urban ...

ABU DHABI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, has met the Secretary General of the International Civil Aviation Authority Juan Carlos Salazar in Abu Dhabi. During the meeting, they discussed opportunities to collaborate in civil aviation with the aim of enhancing safety, security, ...

CAIRO/WAM The Emirates Red Crescent (ERC) signed a medical equipment supply contract for the Ahl Masr Burns Hospital in Cairo as part of the ERC’s initiative announced during the 7th edition of the Zayed Charity Marathon in Alexandria last year. The initiative aims to allocate the event’s proceeds to support the hospital. The contract was signed by Mariam Khalifa Al ...

DUBAI/WAM Angel Luis Arias, Spain’s Permanent Representative on the Council of the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO), expressed confidence that the high prices of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) will gradually decline over time. He attributed the current high prices to SAF’s novelty in the market and the limited number of SAF producers. “In the coming years, we anticipate a significant ...

ABU DHABI/WAM H.H. Lt. General Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, in Abu Dhabi with Lieutenant General Xu Ganlu, Deputy Minister of Public Security and Commissioner of the National Immigration Administration of the People’s Republic of China. The meeting discussed ways to enhance bilateral relations and cooperation between the two friendly countries ...

ABU DHABI/WAM ADNOC, on Friday announced that it has opened “H2GO”, the region’s first high-speed green hydrogen pilot refuelling station, to test a fleet of zero-emission hydrogen-powered vehicles. The station, which is located on land provided by Masdar City and operated by ADNOC Distribution, will create green hydrogen from water using an electrolyser powered by clean grid electricity. Musabbeh Al ...

DUBAI/WAM His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, has inspected the final preparations for COP28, including the administrative, logistical, and operational preparations for its events, which will kick off on 30th November. During an inspection tour of Expo City Dubai, Sheikh Mansour toured the venue of the World ...

ABU DHABI/WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the expansion of the scope of subsidy provided for electricity tariffs in the northern regions of the country to include all farmers covered by the Emirates Water and Electricity Company. The move is in line with His Highness’s keenness to support the Emirati farmers and the agricultural ...

DUBAI/GULF TIME  Pedagogy is the core of Dibber, which is the #1 Scandinavian education expert in the UAE, and heart culture is the foundation for the learning experience that children and students encounter every day at Dibber. Shauna Ross, Dibber’s Chief Pedagogy Officer, who was in Dubai, said, “The Nordic way of learning encourages outdoor exploration so children can experience ...

ABU DHABI / WAM Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence (MBZUAI) is set to participate at COP28 in the Greening Education Hub that is organised by the Ministry of Education (MoE) in the UAE later this month, underscoring the critical role artificial intelligence (AI) can play in accelerating innovation and helping society meet climate change targets. From November 30 ...